Application management and visualization with Plush

Deploying, running, and maintaining applications running on a distributed set of resources is a challenging task. Software developers often spend a significant amount of time dealing with the complexities associated with software configuration and management in these environments. Distributed application management systems are designed to automate the process, and to ultimately help developers cope with the common problems that arise during the design, implementation, and evaluation of distributed systems. In this talk, we highlight the key features of Plush, an application management system for PlanetLab and ModelNet, and describe how Plush simplifies peer-to-peer system visualization and evaluation.